WE TRIED THE BEST FOOD IN CHINATOWN! Sydney Chinatown Food Tour vlog eating AS MUCH AS WE CAN w $200

We are BACK with one of the BIGGEST food tour videos ever! What upppp CHINATOWN!
We originally had a budget of $100 but that flew out the window LOL we ate a LOT this video so I hope you're excited! There's noodles, dumplings, buns and desserts. We try food from Northern China, Eastern China, Southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
We visit Kwan Noodle Bar, Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet, Nanjing Dumpling, Xi'an Cuisine, Hong Kong Day Dessert and of course, Emperor's Garden Cream Puffs. Special mentions to Super Bowl Chinese Restaurant, Happy Chef and Dragon Espresso who we wanted to hit, but couldn't make it to in today's video - all of which are important businesses in Chinatown's food scene!
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/ @sydneyfoodboy
If you enjoyed today's video, please also hit that like button 👍 for me and comment which place in Sydney we should tour next!
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Videography by the very handsome:
Brian Nguyen | / brianguyenedits
Special thanks to our guest Kevin Cheng for joining this video. Find his work at:
/ kevincheng
/ soulofchinatown
Music used:
♪ epidemic sounds
♪ ukiyo - drift | smarturl.it/uki... / ukiyoau
♪ chokolatez - ribbon instrumental | / @chokolatezofficial
Locations visited and what we ordered:
Kwan Noodle Bar
/ Hong Kong-style cart noodles, curry fish balls and pig skin, pig trotters
Mother Chu's Taiwanese Gourmet
/ Glutinous rice roll, soy milk & rice milk, scallion pancake with egg, black pepper pork bun, pork and cabbage dumplings, fried breadstick, Taiwanese fried chicken
Nanjing Dumpling
/ steamed pork and prawn dumplings, pan-fried beef dumplings
Xi'an Cuisine
/ knife-sliced noodles with vegetables and spicy sauce (oil-splash), pork pita bread
Hong Kong Day Dessert
/ HK classic eggette, mango & pomelo sago, mango and cream pancake, black sesame and walnut half-half soup, crepe cake
Emperor's Garden Puffs
/ Hot custard puffs
Location: Chinatown, Haymarket, Sydney

[@theboys7748]

Was in Chinatown a few months ago. Sad to see how quiet it was, happy you’re promoting and trying to bring some life back!

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

❤️❤️❤️ what it's all about!

[@felix121984]

​@@SydneyFoodBoy I want to smell your feet so badly.

[@tjhughes9099]

Sydney's dead bro!

[@Kinghassz]

@@tjhughes9099I disagree, I like Sydney

[@AnonYmous-oq2nh]

@@Kinghassznah Sydney is dead full of students

[@twenty90s]

I have a few goals in my life One of them is to try every dish Kev had in his channel

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Thanks heaps mate 😁😁 hope you enjoy everything!

[@cristobal5096]

Awesome video, great to see the initiative to get Chinatown alive again 👍

[@AussieAngeS]

All those restaurants served up fantastic food 😍 what a great food tour video

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Thanks so much Angie, means a lot 😁

[@anneashdown5539]

Just found your channel randomly ... thanks for a great video. Chinatown has always been my favourite part of the city and I really want it to come back to life ... thanks guys :)

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Aw thanks for watching Anne! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@irena-talita]

Such a awesome video my friend ..I love all the places you visited from the Noodles at Kwan to the sesame pork bun and iconic custard puffs ..I can’t wait to try out some of these places ..Thanks for sharing ..x💕🥰❤️

[@Thehonestruth]

I love it when you go to places I have been too! Your shows bring a smile to my face. You are a such a cheery young man!! 😊

[@thelarisanguyen]

Great work kev x 2!!!

[@ultimobile]

good work - told me more about places I walk past all the time but have never tried.

[@Deanozdirect]

More great content don't stop keep up the good work

[@Hhammer]

Nice! A few spots here I didn’t consider/know of before, keen to try them as they look right up my alley.

[@humdingaling]

nice to see Kwan noodle bar get a shout out - Cart noodle is great, owner is friendly. Unfortunately they closing up shop - last day of trading will be Saturday 29th October 2022. So anyone want to try it get in before they gone

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

They are indeedy closing up shop, and I found out afterward. Sad about it! They do great work

[@cameronwall1842]

thats a shame. owner said they opened at the start of covid. tough

[@jay_leng]

It's more like just a snack tour. Some entree, some dessert, and some dim sum. No main course yet, mate! 😂 Limited buget? 😂

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Must be inflation

[@dawachoden3609]

Love to watching your chanel 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@kjrc03]

I always eat at the same places when i'm in chinatown so would definitely check these places out. Now I know what to get too!

[@whatsthat7338]

Great video. Going to Sydney in August. Can't wait to check out these places. Thank you!

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Hope you have the best time when you're in Sydney Arthur!

[@whatsthat7338]

@@SydneyFoodBoy Thank you so much!

[@jenf2857]

The Sussex Centre food court is one of my favourite places in the world!

[@ironxdoll]

OMG I miss Sussex centre! Used to eat laksa and eggplant rice there :)

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

It's a great spot! I love Sussex centre!

[@ironxdoll]

@@SydneyFoodBoy yayyyy, totally agreed! Thanks for this fabulous video 🔥🔥🔥

[@JP-qn4uo]

Awesome vid. Can't believe how much prices have gone up in Sydney! Crazy!

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Crazy indeed!

[@TheKuolin]

Great recomendation ! Look's Yummy..❤

[@ireneyoung5813]

Love Chinatown and blood jelly yum. Thank you Kevin 😘

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Thanks for watching!!

[@ELEKTRARE]

I like everything mango 🥭 those sweets look so delicious 😋 okay 👍🏼

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

I loved all of the sweets!

[@suejmaryoung]

Thanks for sharing!! I miss Sydney. Will try the sauce recipe for the dumplings!

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Make sure the chilli oil isn't too overpowering like this one was 😂

[@minatran3652]

Great 👍 video Kev . How do you know how to speak Vietnamese ? sometimes the emperor puff place has a long line in the day time . I’ve been to Chinatown in Sydney before but I haven’t been to those Chinese restaurants. Usually people eat the fried bread stick with congee or rice porridge.

[@jazzyTravelz]

Thanks for showing me what is out there. I did Ho Jiak last time. Just comes to show how much I need to try. Damn u making me hungry. Thanks for doing these restaurants.

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

And thank you for watching Jasper! :)

[@NELCARM]

This was really good work.Unpretentious, insightful & clever.

[@tedklampett1737]

Good if you could go behind the scenes of Garlos pies or Mrs Macs Pies ....

[@kflo8634]

I've added these all to my next trip!

[@shiresmokersbbq8704]

Nice vid mate. Good intel for next trip into town.

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Thanks heaps mate!! Hope you're doing some great BBQing!

[@michaelcheng6469]

The light rail single handedly killed off Chinatown and the southern end of the Sydney CBD. There is no connectivity with with the northern end, remember when they had the free 555 shuttle bus. They should make the light rail (or public transport in general) free between the boundaries of the CBD like Melbourne. It's a wasted resource anyway if no one is using it.

[@Sandra-mw3yp]

Do you remember HOW to walk? Perhaps walking will do you good. my husband and I walked 5 miles...which I heard on the train, from mid-to late 20's yr old's was toooo much to walk...ohhh you poor babies...here...let me hit you upside the effin' head...stop complaining as you are all 'so hard done by...whaaaa...poor me'...Stop with all the 'Poor Me Shit, cause it isn't going anywhere with me, and don't cry your poor crap with me, get up off your sorry arses and go walk somewhere...who knows? You might enjoy some sights that you didn't know what was there. So, Stop you're whining like the English, go out and discover!....Do you think you can do that?

[@journeyman6752]

The Chinese invented curries not actually Indians. Thanks for the info! I used to come to this food court regularly years ago when I lived in Glebe.

[@Vict0rHy]

You went to Nanjing dumpling and didn’t get their duck blood vermicelli 😮 or salted duck 😮 that is nanjings main speciality 😂

[@jank8498]

Great vlog guys 😋

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

🙏🙏🙏 Jan!

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

Your funny 😁

[@MelbourneShorts11]

nice works lads

[@johnsamuelson3046]

Great vid & new places/things to try 🤤 Curious what you would have thought of the Happy Chef laksa. Had the prawn laksa recently, not 'happy'. Price gone up, size & quality down. Very ordinary, hoping it was not the end of an era.

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Haven't had Happy Chef in a while but I usually get the laksa with beef tripe and love it! Thanks for watching John 🙂🙂

[@bendelbridge]

Happy chef used to be my go to. Never tried the laksa there to be honest, but I remember loving their egg noodles. Used to go there for years as a kid

[@stevedong]

Wow that Kevin dude is very handsome

[@josephlownang6992]

good video mate

[@miketran4289]

You missed out the BEST Viet food in Aus.. There's a famous Viet eatery inside the MontBatten hotel which is China Town imho.

[@hxhfan911]

what’s the name of the restaurant?

[@kamsithor3139]

Haven't been to Chinatown in ages.

[@raffdeleon]

Nanjing dumplings is one of my happy places in Sydney! So underrated.

[@jessicavakauta6311]

Nice one sydney boy

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Thank you Jessica!

[@awks_eats]

I am definitely checking out Mother Chu's for that Black Pepper Pork Bun. You would enjoy the Hungry Paulie Pie at Hungry Paulie if you check out World Square

[@PB-iq6kb]

lol we pronounce it say-go in new zealand

[@scrollingxyz]

more screentime of bryan thanks 😙

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

he's so shy!

[@makersmark1974]

Happy Cheff.. ..our go to for 30+yrs.. ..ups and downs but the best by far.. ..loyalty is a rare commodity.. No nonsense just eat the damn thing food quality.. Those fancy over excess show foods are only for clout and, well.. ..I'll stop typing now..😪

[@captainhow_]

Kwan noodle bar closing for good bro

[@sophornkhim]

Bro u look familiar I grew up in canley heights but idk …. I swear I know u somewhere But where??? Lol

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

😂

[@sophornkhim]

Don’t just laugh at me Answer me pls lol

[@alexlai2536]

I wonder how far apart they have between each meal. I will be so full.

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

No breaks! Was stuffed 🥲😂

[@alexlai2536]

@@SydneyFoodBoy amazing! Wish I can do that! Looks yummy.

[@MrYoutooblol]

Please do a\ PART 2!

[@sydney8382]

Bit late to be promoting that event Kev! It’s 25th Oct today

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

It's on for another month 🙂

[@sydney8382]

Sorry dude just looked it up! thought that sign said Oct 20th… eyes are playing tricks on me! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@rileylucas1517]

Kinda pricey for mango pancakes… makes yum cha mango pancakes seem so cheap in comparison. Must try that cake tho!

[@tedklampett1737]

have you been working out ? or getting plump ? lol - you look bulkier ! lol :)

[@HB-dw3hs]

Vale BBQ King :(

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

We don't want anymore closures of our beloved businesses!

[@nagisakowrau]

Heaps more funnier vibe bro

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Thanks Phil!

[@nagisakowrau]

@@SydneyFoodBoy love your channel been watching from the beginning; keep up the great work bro!

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Appreciate the support! You're a day 1 😁

[@felix121984]

OK I couldn't smell your feet !

[@SuperTsogo]

$20.83 for a fried chicken? Get the fuck outta here.

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Language 🙄

[@JP-qn4uo]

Haven't been in Sydney for five years, but spent most of my life there and spent alot of time in Chinatown. Cannot believe how inflated the prices are! 😳😳😳

[@antonyzhou6602]

Chinatown is dead as.

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Shouldn't be

[@gloryglory5688]

Chinatown is so used to having day trippers & tourists falling over themselves to eat there they’ve never had to even try with customer service etc & when that stopped with Covid they struggle because locals know it’s overpriced & quality sometimes suffers, they’ve never had to make an effort, never had to rely on return clients whereas suburban Asian restaurants have always relied on service & quality because the whole basis of their business is getting the same people in week in week out Two very different business models with similar food & it’s where Chinatown has fallen in a bit of a hole

[@SydneyFoodBoy]

Different way of looking at it, I respect it! But on the flip side, definitely can't categorise ALL Chinatown businesses like that! There are many that are family owned small businesses not on the main strip that rely as much on good service and word of mouth 🙂

[@buddajoseph]

Maybe the pricing has to do with location ie comparing Sydney CBD with say Cabramatta??

[@Snapppz]

good content.

[@johnhung8393]

I think Chinatown slowly dying .. all the oldies but goodie places are gone. BBQ King was a classic